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tip number two from kathleen sebelius, have your income and tax information ready when you logon. every security expert i've talked to and i talked to one in the last hour said are you kidding? he said i would never go onto this website, my identity would be taken. >> buyer beware. when you sign up and try to get obama care if you're able to get into the website, this information is not safe. as you mentioned, security experts are saying this site was not designed with cyber security in mind. your information is easily available to those who know how to get it, and one expert that i saw said it could take up to a year to fix such a problem to make your information safe so yes, you might need that information to logon and get your health insurance, but you might be getting something more when you are purchasing this obama care insurance, putting out your information for some nefarious elements on the web. >> kathleen sebelius tip number three the product is good and unlike black friday, it will not run out. what do you think of that? >> depends what your definition of good is. acco
tip number two from kathleen sebelius, have your income and tax information ready when you logon. every security expert i've talked to and i talked to one in the last hour said are you kidding? he said i would never go onto this website, my identity would be taken. >> buyer beware. when you sign up and try to get obama care if you're able to get into the website, this information is not safe. as you mentioned, security experts are saying this site was not designed with cyber security in...
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now you read the op-ed from kathleen sebelius. improvement dramatic. really? >> i didn't talk about the website. i did have to talk about obama with my father who's not the biggest fan. i'm so politicked out right now i can't begin to tell you. i'm happy to talk about it here today. >> what do you think about the op-ed. it was in "usa today." it goes on and on. again we see this termage, vast majority of users it will work smoothly now. let's show it on the screen. that is mumble jumble if i've ever seen it. words that don't make sense. nada. julie? >> i went on the website today. i didn't get those words. but i was told to hang on because they weren't ready for me yet. but i could just hang on. i wasn't overly heartened by that. obviously it wasn't the message most of us that support obama care or any of us that support obama care want to see. >> david, what must have happened is what kathleen sebelius points out in her own op-ed four times. when there's high demand, there's a new online queueing system that allows users to opt to receive an e-mail when it's
now you read the op-ed from kathleen sebelius. improvement dramatic. really? >> i didn't talk about the website. i did have to talk about obama with my father who's not the biggest fan. i'm so politicked out right now i can't begin to tell you. i'm happy to talk about it here today. >> what do you think about the op-ed. it was in "usa today." it goes on and on. again we see this termage, vast majority of users it will work smoothly now. let's show it on the screen. that is...
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are there are tl thoughts or are we forever now governed by kathleen sebelius and obama care? is there hope? >> we have to keep fighting. we can't stop. i agree with tom. we have to get democrats on board in the senate. there are senators now in the democratic side of the aisle who are taking the heat on this. i will tell you, people are angry about this and upset. the fact is we have to keep the heat on. we've got to keep pushing. revealing, shedding light on all the flaws in this as we have been doing and not let up. >> is there any hope for this website? i talked to some i.t. guys, professionals, congressman price is laughing. >> yeah. >> after hundreds of millions of dollars, do we have to scrap it? >> absolutely. the problem isn't just the website. the problem is the program itself. but the website is a symptom of the entire challenge that we have when the government tries to tell you what doctor you must see. what health care coverage plan you must purchase and cross all of the things through the irs and other governmental entities. it isn't going to work. we have now sp
are there are tl thoughts or are we forever now governed by kathleen sebelius and obama care? is there hope? >> we have to keep fighting. we can't stop. i agree with tom. we have to get democrats on board in the senate. there are senators now in the democratic side of the aisle who are taking the heat on this. i will tell you, people are angry about this and upset. the fact is we have to keep the heat on. we've got to keep pushing. revealing, shedding light on all the flaws in this as we...
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congress demanded answers from health secretary kathleen sebelius. >> i apologise. i'm accountable to you to fix the problems. >> adding to the embarrassment as kathleen sebelius testified the website crashed again. the president issued apologise and made promises. >> we did fumble the ball on it. what i will do is make sure we get it fixed. by the end of this month we anticipate it will work the way it's supposed to. >> november 30th is the date set to have healthcare.gov funking. having hired contractors administrative officials say the website can handle 50,000 users at one time. the 6% rear rate was down to 1% on october 29th. now down to the wire the whitehouse pr campaign rolls on. >> we love you no matter what. >> that's it, health insurance. >> tweeting this, encouraging their son to sign up for coverage. in october, over 100,000 people managed to pick up health plans through the federal state-run insurance exchanges. that's a fifth the number the obama administration rejected. >> consumers who want benefits in time for the new year have until november the 2
congress demanded answers from health secretary kathleen sebelius. >> i apologise. i'm accountable to you to fix the problems. >> adding to the embarrassment as kathleen sebelius testified the website crashed again. the president issued apologise and made promises. >> we did fumble the ball on it. what i will do is make sure we get it fixed. by the end of this month we anticipate it will work the way it's supposed to. >> november 30th is the date set to have...
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in fact te president met with insurance industry executives and hhs secretary kathleen sebelius on april 12th of this year, just days after both became aware of the mckenzie findings. that's one insz nt. president obama told americans they can keep their doctors and their insuran if they liked them. at least 37 times, during. the president's campaign. we now know those statements are untrue. if obama care could have passed without those president untruths and whether he would have been re-elected. the president invoked executive privilege that would document eric holder's role in operation fast and furious. president obama said that he didn't know of irs' targeting of republicans. nsa spying of world leaders and the department of justice snooping on reporters. the obama administration lied to the american peoplehen they claimed repeatedly that a juvenile veo sparked an uprising that led to the death of four americans in benghazi and the president obama applied untruths to the general assembly, 14 days a of he claimed he knew that benghazi was a terrorist attack. >> there is no speech tha
in fact te president met with insurance industry executives and hhs secretary kathleen sebelius on april 12th of this year, just days after both became aware of the mckenzie findings. that's one insz nt. president obama told americans they can keep their doctors and their insuran if they liked them. at least 37 times, during. the president's campaign. we now know those statements are untrue. if obama care could have passed without those president untruths and whether he would have been...
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he did not follow kathleen sebelius' advice to try it on off hours. we'll read to you a portion of what she said. for those who prefer to shop on line. you may want to visit healthcare.gov in off- peak hours when there is less traffic, morningses, evenings or woke weeks. >> it is proof positive of not ironed out. and david ph ouffe said it may not be until 2017 for obama care website to be working. maybe that is just a aggressive expectation management. moments before i came on the hour, i tried to log in to healthcare.gov. i got two clicks in the process before i hit an error message and we are now two days past the administration's self imposed do over dead line, two months since the initial launch in october and three and half years since the enactment of this law and taxpayers have spent billion on a malfunctioning website. >> at some point they will get it featured out. and then it is not a website problem. it is a problem of whether they will hit the enrollment numbers. do we have any idea how many people have been able to sewn up? >> there is a
he did not follow kathleen sebelius' advice to try it on off hours. we'll read to you a portion of what she said. for those who prefer to shop on line. you may want to visit healthcare.gov in off- peak hours when there is less traffic, morningses, evenings or woke weeks. >> it is proof positive of not ironed out. and david ph ouffe said it may not be until 2017 for obama care website to be working. maybe that is just a aggressive expectation management. moments before i came on the hour,...
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but, kathleen sebelius is in charge of this rollout. it's a disaster. but she doesn't get fired? i don't understand. i don't get it. >> no, but, bill, look, obamacare, i believe is, good for this country. more people are insured, costs go down. we should focus on that. but, yes, yes. they have to fix this rollout problem. they have got to fix it it i'm with you on that. >> thank you, governor, we appreciate you coming on tonight. >> directly ahead, were we as a nation better off in the 1950s than we are today? the 1950s than we are today? a powerful hi honey, did you get e toaster cozy? yep. got all the cozies. [ grandma ] with n fedex one rate, i could ll a box and ship it r one flat rate. so i kn untilt was full. you'd be crazy not to. is tt nana? [ male announcer ] fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cascard from capital one, i get 2% cash back on ery purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally soone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meeting
but, kathleen sebelius is in charge of this rollout. it's a disaster. but she doesn't get fired? i don't understand. i don't get it. >> no, but, bill, look, obamacare, i believe is, good for this country. more people are insured, costs go down. we should focus on that. but, yes, yes. they have to fix this rollout problem. they have got to fix it it i'm with you on that. >> thank you, governor, we appreciate you coming on tonight. >> directly ahead, were we as a nation better...
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but, kathleen sebelius is in charge of this rollout. it's a disaster. but she doesn't get fired? i don't understand. i don't get it. >> no, but, bill, look, obamacare, i believe is, good for this country. more people are insured, costs go down. we should focus on that. but, yes, yes. they have to fix this rollout problem. they have got to fix it it i'm with you on that. >> thank you, governor, we appreciate you coming on tonight. >> directly ahead, were we as a nation better off in the 1950s than we are today? a powerful talking points moments away. [ dennis' voice ] allstate quickfoto claim. [ normal voice ] it's an app. you understand that? just take photos of the damage with your phone and upload them to allstate. really? so you get [dennis' voice] a quicker estimate, quicker payment, [normal voice] quicker back to normal. i just did it. but maybe you can find an app that will help you explain this to your...father. [ vehicle approaches ] [ dennis ] introducing quickfoto claim. just another way allstate is changing car insurance for good. you know how painful heartburn can be.
but, kathleen sebelius is in charge of this rollout. it's a disaster. but she doesn't get fired? i don't understand. i don't get it. >> no, but, bill, look, obamacare, i believe is, good for this country. more people are insured, costs go down. we should focus on that. but, yes, yes. they have to fix this rollout problem. they have got to fix it it i'm with you on that. >> thank you, governor, we appreciate you coming on tonight. >> directly ahead, were we as a nation better...
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congressman, kathleen sebelius mentioned the constitution. but it it seemed like this administration has a pretty perverse interpretation of what the constitution means. they believe that everyone has a right or women should have the right to reproductive care and contraception. but, isn't the constitution there to protect people's religious beliefs? >> yes, it is. you wouldn't expect kathleen sebelius to know that because she had a bit actually tells us she is not an attorney but her boss is supposed to be a constitutional law scholar. this analysis isn't even complicated. the analysis goes like this. does government have a compelling interest in providing free contraception and abortfacia to. they are not going to win on that prong, andrea and let's assume argue again doe that they do. is there a less restrictive means of accomplishing your goal? well, of course there is. congress can provide free contraception. nancy pelosi on monday can introduce a bill providing free contraception to anyone who wants it in this country. what she cannot d
congressman, kathleen sebelius mentioned the constitution. but it it seemed like this administration has a pretty perverse interpretation of what the constitution means. they believe that everyone has a right or women should have the right to reproductive care and contraception. but, isn't the constitution there to protect people's religious beliefs? >> yes, it is. you wouldn't expect kathleen sebelius to know that because she had a bit actually tells us she is not an attorney but her...
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kathleen sebelius is the secretary of health and human services. >> it's troubling to think that someone could pick and choose, not based on science, not based on health care not based on anything else, but pick and choose which services to provide to employees. that would be a troubling picture. >> pelley: anna werner is joining us now. anna let's look in the future a little bit. what would happen if the supreme court ruled in favor of the administration, but the company still refused to cover birth control? >> reporter: well, at that point, scott, if hercules industries chose not to cover contraception, its attorneys say the company would face fines. how much? by their calculation, a company of that size, those fines could amount to as much as $26,000 per day. >> pelley: anna, thanks very much. the court is expected to hear arguments in this case in march. more positive signs in the economy today. the nasdaq composite closed above 4,000 for the first time in 13 years. investors were encouraged by today's housing data. home construction is up 13.9% over the same time last year. home pri
kathleen sebelius is the secretary of health and human services. >> it's troubling to think that someone could pick and choose, not based on science, not based on health care not based on anything else, but pick and choose which services to provide to employees. that would be a troubling picture. >> pelley: anna werner is joining us now. anna let's look in the future a little bit. what would happen if the supreme court ruled in favor of the administration, but the company still...
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adding to the embarrass, as kathleen sebelius testified the website crashed. the president issued apologies and made promises. what i will do is make sure we get it fixed. by the end of the month it will work how it's supposed to. >> november 30th is the deadline the administration set to have healthcare.gov fully functioning. having hired contractors and performing stress tests, administration says the site can handle 50,000 on one time and the 6% error rate was down to 1%. the white house pr campaign goes on. >> we love you, but it's time to get covered. >> that's it health insurance. >> tweeting this to encourage their son to sign up for cove cover ridge. >> 100,000 people picked up cover in october. a fifth the number predicted. >> video released by north korea shows an american veteran allegedly apologising for decades old war crimes. the u.s. is calling on korea to release the 85-year-old, saying: >> al jazeera's alan fisher has more. >> 85-year-old merrill newman was about to leave north korea after a 10-day tour in october. he has now appeared on tv re
adding to the embarrass, as kathleen sebelius testified the website crashed. the president issued apologies and made promises. what i will do is make sure we get it fixed. by the end of the month it will work how it's supposed to. >> november 30th is the deadline the administration set to have healthcare.gov fully functioning. having hired contractors and performing stress tests, administration says the site can handle 50,000 on one time and the 6% error rate was down to 1%. the white...
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as far as the technical challenges kathleen sebelius says she is on it. the deadline is at the end of this week. it is coming up this weekend. she says as far as the web site is concerned it will be a significantly different user experience even if it is not fully fixed. heather and ainsley. >> i don't know how confident that will make people feel. >> that brings us to this morning's look at who is talkingment eugene craig an undergraduate student in maryland is now under fire for writing an article saying obamacare hurts students. >> months after first lady michelle obama delivered the university address the low cost healthcare plans blaming rising cost on obamacare. >> eugene was getting push back for criticizing obamacare. >> i have gotten push back from students, alumni and administrators. >> what did the administrators tell you? >> i had an administrator pull me aside and tell me how our coverage -- indiscernible) especially since we had michelle obama as our speaker. >> you are not supposed to criticize the law because the first lady gave the commen
as far as the technical challenges kathleen sebelius says she is on it. the deadline is at the end of this week. it is coming up this weekend. she says as far as the web site is concerned it will be a significantly different user experience even if it is not fully fixed. heather and ainsley. >> i don't know how confident that will make people feel. >> that brings us to this morning's look at who is talkingment eugene craig an undergraduate student in maryland is now under fire for...
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maybe they will get that fixed. >> kathleen sebelius vowed the sequel will be better than the original. >> we're definitely on track to have a significantly difference user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment than people experienced on october 1st. the experience is vastly improved each and every day. >> if any president could benefit from a hollywood rewrite, it's the incumbent. it's damaged mr. obama's approval ratings. even assessments on his confidence and honesty. one historian sees no modern president succeeding in the tasks facing this one. >> bill clinton with i did not have sex with that woman faced a similar kind of credibility crisis. and did manage to exit with good popularity ratings. that was a personal issue, not a policy issue. the american people are always willing to listen to a president who has something to tell them. i think he still has a chance to get some of that trust back, but this was a blow. there's no doubt about it. >> california led the country in sign ups for obama care, but was also hit with wave of cancellations. >> thank you,
maybe they will get that fixed. >> kathleen sebelius vowed the sequel will be better than the original. >> we're definitely on track to have a significantly difference user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment than people experienced on october 1st. the experience is vastly improved each and every day. >> if any president could benefit from a hollywood rewrite, it's the incumbent. it's damaged mr. obama's approval ratings. even assessments on his...
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kathleen sebelius wrote a blog o ahead of the deadline. now. some highlights on the screen f for you and all of our viewers g now. i want you to see, she's put a shopping theme to getting is coverage on the website once it goes live, she says the product is popular, so avoid the lines and shop healthcare.gov during off-peak hours, morningings, nights, weekends. then the next point is, have your income and tax informationb ready whener you logon. and there are 23 shopping days in december for coverage starting january 1, 2014. no need to rush. unless you've got a cancellation notice and you are desperate to get health care. your thoughts? >> isn't it very amazing that wi have the united states federal government that is starting to r sound like a very cheap retailer. i don't think that once again helps the confidence and credibility of this administration. and no little gimmick is going u to solve this issue.budget o the american people are very ino concerned. even when you think about what the congressional budget office says, ten years into th
kathleen sebelius wrote a blog o ahead of the deadline. now. some highlights on the screen f for you and all of our viewers g now. i want you to see, she's put a shopping theme to getting is coverage on the website once it goes live, she says the product is popular, so avoid the lines and shop healthcare.gov during off-peak hours, morningings, nights, weekends. then the next point is, have your income and tax informationb ready whener you logon. and there are 23 shopping days in december for...
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this from kathleen sebelius. warning earlier this week, quote, this isn't a magic turn-on switch. the experience is improved every day. from not working at all in the beginning of october. the president, being optimistic today encouraged people who backed the law to talk up the advantages of health care over the thanksgiving holiday. asking them to try to convince their relatives to go enroll. although if the anyone needs help with insurance and enrolling while the turkey is roasting, don't call the call center. it will be closed tomorrow. you can't make this stuff up. the biggest news of all came just hours ago when the administration announced millions of american workers will be blocked from using the website all together told they cannot, should not and will not be permitted to use the online health care.gov option until november of next year. by the way, it will be after the midterm elections. marc thiessen is a former speech writer for president george w. bush. it's usually no accident when they release news like this late in the day on the day before thanksgiving when peopl
this from kathleen sebelius. warning earlier this week, quote, this isn't a magic turn-on switch. the experience is improved every day. from not working at all in the beginning of october. the president, being optimistic today encouraged people who backed the law to talk up the advantages of health care over the thanksgiving holiday. asking them to try to convince their relatives to go enroll. although if the anyone needs help with insurance and enrolling while the turkey is roasting, don't...
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this from kathleen sebelius. warning earlier this week, quote, this isn't a magic turn-on switch. the experience is improved every day. from not working at all in the beginning of october. the president, being optimistic today encouraged people who backed the law to talk up the advantages of health care over the thanksgiving holiday. asking them to try to convince their relatives to go enroll. although if the anyone needs help with insurance and enrolling while the turkey is roasting, don't call the call center. it will be closed tomorrow. you can't make this stuff up. the biggest news of all came just hours ago when the administration announced millions of american workers will be blocked from using the website all together told they cannot, should not and will not be permitted to use the online health care.gov option until november of next year. by the way, it will be after the midterm elections. marc thiessen is a former speech writer for president george w. bush. it's usually no accident when they release news like this late in the day on the day before thanksgiving when peopl
this from kathleen sebelius. warning earlier this week, quote, this isn't a magic turn-on switch. the experience is improved every day. from not working at all in the beginning of october. the president, being optimistic today encouraged people who backed the law to talk up the advantages of health care over the thanksgiving holiday. asking them to try to convince their relatives to go enroll. although if the anyone needs help with insurance and enrolling while the turkey is roasting, don't...
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you have this other piece of information of a moment, reported by kathleen sebelius at the white house rolling her eyes when denis mcdonough putting up a county down clock to the first day, feeling they're being micromanaged. what is going on inside the white house? >> the reporting is that the relationship between hhs and the white house was poisonous and the relationship between hhs and the contractors was poisonous. so there is a huge mess and everybody basically knew the ship was going down but no one wanted to admit it because the white house's political game to rumble on no matter what and create facts on the ground and sign people up, say to the critics, get over it, this thing is reality. martha: what about down the road? it is working better. 800,000 users daily according to jeff zeints can come on to the website. they're trying to do 50,000 at a time. they say they have 90% stability rate as far as that goes right now. what about when it starts really cooking and more and more people start coming on is it likely they will run into the same troubles? >> we'll see. there are tw
you have this other piece of information of a moment, reported by kathleen sebelius at the white house rolling her eyes when denis mcdonough putting up a county down clock to the first day, feeling they're being micromanaged. what is going on inside the white house? >> the reporting is that the relationship between hhs and the white house was poisonous and the relationship between hhs and the contractors was poisonous. so there is a huge mess and everybody basically knew the ship was...
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kathleen sebelius was saying that in a call to statewide, local officials. it is evident and correct. the obama administration believes the website has improved. that at this point if they can drum up interest for people who go and fry try to sign up. it is in good shape. for the most part. they can turn the interest into real enrollment. that will go through and get correct eligibility determination. after they get that determination they will buy insurance. insurer will get the correct information about person that just signed up. i thin thsk there a lot of reas to believe the website is improving at a rapid clip. i think it may have turned a significant corner over the last week, week and a half. some of the fixes that have been made. some of what you are seeing there, the obama administration is confident that is the case. >> the, the president today -- talked about -- his own, his, his perception like yours, that the rollout was a serious problem. and he, he does acknowledge that -- before he shifts into trying to tell the positives ha there. a basic cr
kathleen sebelius was saying that in a call to statewide, local officials. it is evident and correct. the obama administration believes the website has improved. that at this point if they can drum up interest for people who go and fry try to sign up. it is in good shape. for the most part. they can turn the interest into real enrollment. that will go through and get correct eligibility determination. after they get that determination they will buy insurance. insurer will get the correct...
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interesting exchange back and forth on kathleen sebelius's response to the chief of staff having a countdown clock and then basically rolling their eyes oh, boy micromanaging. which really seems to put emphasis more on kathleen sebelius not only was she not ready but she was resentful of people that were suggesting that she be focused on the launch date. >> pretty good reporting over the weekend. there will be more to come. they face a challenge. anyone who runs a website that's trying to get attention and traffic knows you have a problem, match-up capacity with people's interest. as they start to do better more people will come to the site even may overwhelm it. "new york times" talking about how insurers are not getting the back end insurance. people think they signed up for the plan. they got to get that last bit done. >> a lot of uncertainty. >> people think they have insurance. >> not good for consumers. >> again, they say now they can handle 50,000 at a time but if people start coming they need to keep the capacity growing to match up because -- >> they just stopped at 50 and won't fix
interesting exchange back and forth on kathleen sebelius's response to the chief of staff having a countdown clock and then basically rolling their eyes oh, boy micromanaging. which really seems to put emphasis more on kathleen sebelius not only was she not ready but she was resentful of people that were suggesting that she be focused on the launch date. >> pretty good reporting over the weekend. there will be more to come. they face a challenge. anyone who runs a website that's trying to...
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it's a list of tips from kathleen sebelius. she put this out yesterdmorning course, it's black friday. the things you can do to basically make it easy to shop for health care during the holiday season. she reminds people that the product is good and unlike black friday it will not run out. i know it sounds funny. i know it does. you know, michael, the thing with this is people are going to look at this and say, is this real information i need to know? >> well, also, it sort of reveals how terrible this website and how terrible the whole venture has been for obama care and the administration. we've been online shopping now for close to two decades. amazon was first -- sold its first book in 1995. i was on amazon earlier today. they told me i could get an artificial christmas tree delivered to my house in two days. it's really easy and it didn't matter what time i was going on the website to order this thing. so it just goes to show you that the administration has really sort of fumbled the whole rollout and brings into question
it's a list of tips from kathleen sebelius. she put this out yesterdmorning course, it's black friday. the things you can do to basically make it easy to shop for health care during the holiday season. she reminds people that the product is good and unlike black friday it will not run out. i know it sounds funny. i know it does. you know, michael, the thing with this is people are going to look at this and say, is this real information i need to know? >> well, also, it sort of reveals how...
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wayne, we have a big full screen of kathleen sebelius, health and human services secretary onset, i'm not sure if you can see it, is it time that she either steps down or president obama steps up and says, time to go. show is tthe secretary the door? >> eric, i don't think firing people corrects this. of course, she's incompetent. of course the whole thing was badly done, but if you're going to start firing people, you've got to fire everybody because the whole thing doesn't work. it's a bad -- it's a bad system. >> hold on there. wait a minute. aren't you one of the owners in the open aids? >> yes, that is true. >> they are 100 games in yet and they haven't won. don't you fire the coh? >> yeah, they may fire the coach, but that's a different thing. in the following sense, i'm not looking for retribution, i'm looking for success. this was doomed to start. whether this woman was there or a genius was there. >> i think new leadership could. >> i'm not finished yet. please be quiet. when i say, when this thing is not done, it was doomed to buffet you from the start because none of this w
wayne, we have a big full screen of kathleen sebelius, health and human services secretary onset, i'm not sure if you can see it, is it time that she either steps down or president obama steps up and says, time to go. show is tthe secretary the door? >> eric, i don't think firing people corrects this. of course, she's incompetent. of course the whole thing was badly done, but if you're going to start firing people, you've got to fire everybody because the whole thing doesn't work. it's a...
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we will have kathleen sebelius the head of hhs on the phone as we speak talking to reporters trying to it out it. democrats are nervous in congress right now. let's not forget, heading to the midterm elections specifically in the senate, there are several senators that are in danger of losing their seats if democrats lose five or six seats, they lose control. >> i've talked to administration officials who believe once they get the website fixed that not all of their problems will be solved but things are going to get much bet per. when people start to see the law is working and the website is working, be yes there were folks who lost coverage and that was not good for the president but feel some of this could disablize. >> i think that's true. the one problem right now you have to take into account for the democrats is that the narrative is being drawn right now. even if it does stabilize, there's still going to be an after effect and still the obama administration trying to get democrats to be support of it, even though democrats are there, a real problem is the independent voters rig
we will have kathleen sebelius the head of hhs on the phone as we speak talking to reporters trying to it out it. democrats are nervous in congress right now. let's not forget, heading to the midterm elections specifically in the senate, there are several senators that are in danger of losing their seats if democrats lose five or six seats, they lose control. >> i've talked to administration officials who believe once they get the website fixed that not all of their problems will be...
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kathleen sebelius wrote a blog ahead the deadline which we know now is a moving target with thought an extension and shut it down overnight. highlights on the screen for you and all of our viewers now. i just want you to see she has kind of put a shopping theme to getting coverage on healthcare.gov once it goes live again. a holiday shopping theme. she says the product is popular. so avoid the lines and shop healthcare.gov during off peak hours, morning, nights, weekends. that sounds like a lot of hours. sounds like it's going to be crowded which gets them back into the problem they were trying to avoid. next point is have your income and tax information ready when you log on. 23 shopping days in december for coverage starting january 1st, 2014. no need to rush, unless, of course, you have got a cancellation notice and you are desperate to get healthcare before the first. your thoughts? >> well, isn't it amazing united states government sharp retailer. i don't think that helps the confidence and credibility of this administration. and no, you know well poll tested, market-driven little
kathleen sebelius wrote a blog ahead the deadline which we know now is a moving target with thought an extension and shut it down overnight. highlights on the screen for you and all of our viewers now. i just want you to see she has kind of put a shopping theme to getting coverage on healthcare.gov once it goes live again. a holiday shopping theme. she says the product is popular. so avoid the lines and shop healthcare.gov during off peak hours, morning, nights, weekends. that sounds like a lot...
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. >> on the conference call, health secretary kathleen sebelius played cheerleader. >> we're definitely on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment. >> the goal is to handle 50,000 users at the site on one time. as many as 800,000 in a 24-hour period. we went online to see how healthcare.gov is working, and as the white house promised, it seems to be running more smoothly. the administration admits there could still be log jams and they're testing new systems that would put people in a queue to let them know their anticipated wait time. >> they're hoping young people will sign up. they're healthier and will offset the cost of older americans. and encourage moms to enroll in obamacare. there are provocative ads developed by non-profits. >> ahead on al jazeera america. measurement of success and failure in the global fight against a.i.d.s. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >> every sunday night, al jazeera america presents... gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. >> this is just the beginn
. >> on the conference call, health secretary kathleen sebelius played cheerleader. >> we're definitely on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment. >> the goal is to handle 50,000 users at the site on one time. as many as 800,000 in a 24-hour period. we went online to see how healthcare.gov is working, and as the white house promised, it seems to be running more smoothly. the administration admits there could...
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kathleen sebelius radio its an editorial today. what do you ascertain is the state of the obamacare web site and program? >> listening to jeffrey zintz, saying taking 90% done. there will be problems, to hear them talk about it's night and day from october 1. yes, it is definitely that. and on page 3 of the report that it is at private sector velocity, that public sector velocity was not getting it done. but private sector velocity is at speed now. the question now is about the insurers and whether they're getting the data and information they need on the back end and whether there will be people who come january 1, think they have signed up and have not. so that's the real back end question now. the administration says they're doing fixes and they made 50 software fixes saturday night. >> sure. then what about david plouffe, senior advisor to the president who said, once the states get everything under control, we should see everything running well in about 2017. >> 2017? >> 2017. listen to this. >> this program was designed to be
kathleen sebelius radio its an editorial today. what do you ascertain is the state of the obamacare web site and program? >> listening to jeffrey zintz, saying taking 90% done. there will be problems, to hear them talk about it's night and day from october 1. yes, it is definitely that. and on page 3 of the report that it is at private sector velocity, that public sector velocity was not getting it done. but private sector velocity is at speed now. the question now is about the insurers...
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. >> on the conference call with state and local officials secretary kathleen sebelius played cheerleader. >> we're on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment. >> reporter: the goal was to handle 50,000 users on the site as one time. as many as 800,000 in a 24-our period. we went online to see how healthcare.gov is working. as the white house promised it seems to be running more smoothly. but the administration admits there could still be logjams and they're testing a new system that would put people in a queue and let them know their estimated wait time. as the website improves the push is on to get young people especially to sign up. they're healthier and can offset the costs of covering older americans. and the campaign to urge moms to enroll their kids in healthcare. and on the other side some conservative groups are pushing young people to skip coverage. as of now the administration has not released numbers on how many young people have signed up for coverage. the next few weeks will be critical for obamacare. anyone w
. >> on the conference call with state and local officials secretary kathleen sebelius played cheerleader. >> we're on track to have a significantly different user experience by the end of this month. that was our commitment. >> reporter: the goal was to handle 50,000 users on the site as one time. as many as 800,000 in a 24-our period. we went online to see how healthcare.gov is working. as the white house promised it seems to be running more smoothly. but the administration...
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kathleen sebelius saying it is a work of constant improvement. how in the world will supporters of obama care defend the new laws as the deadline comes and goes and as those policy cancellations keep rolling in? particularly as they head home and mingle with a lot of unhappy constituents during the thanksgiving and christmas holidays something republican senator marco rubio says may be a game changer. >> it has to be refield. how long will it take for democrats to realize and cooperate? so far i think at the upper echelons of the democratic party they're being stubborn bit. my prediction, check back in eight week. >> joining the panel "wall street journal" columnist dan headinger and james freeman. dan, quite a sight. when lawmakers go home, i'm thinking back to 2010 and those tea party town halls. are we going to see a redo of that? >> i think we probably will, david, but the people there will not be members of the tea party, just be average americans and they're going to come in and be very upset about the stories that they have heard of people
kathleen sebelius saying it is a work of constant improvement. how in the world will supporters of obama care defend the new laws as the deadline comes and goes and as those policy cancellations keep rolling in? particularly as they head home and mingle with a lot of unhappy constituents during the thanksgiving and christmas holidays something republican senator marco rubio says may be a game changer. >> it has to be refield. how long will it take for democrats to realize and cooperate?...
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an attempt to make it easy on the site, kathleen sebelius suggested people log on during off peak hours. it will be off line from 1:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the morning. here's the story of how one man's stance made all the difference to his students. he has more on how one texas teacher challenged the president. >> reporter: when thomas ritter watched the president and congress push health care reform he was not happy with the way the health care law was moving forward. it was 2010 right in the middle of the president's first term. a proud supporter of democracy he decided to send the president an e-mail. >> are you kidding? nobody is going to read this. >> he wrote the e-mail anyway saying the president should do the right thing and not the political thing and suggest a bill that americans can support. ritter never expected what would come next. >> my first thought was oh my goodness, there's no way. >> in the mail was a handwritten note from president obama it defends the health care law saying it was not the smart political thing for the president. while he doesn't agree with al
an attempt to make it easy on the site, kathleen sebelius suggested people log on during off peak hours. it will be off line from 1:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the morning. here's the story of how one man's stance made all the difference to his students. he has more on how one texas teacher challenged the president. >> reporter: when thomas ritter watched the president and congress push health care reform he was not happy with the way the health care law was moving forward. it was 2010...
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health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius today blogged that people should shop health care.gov during off-peak hours -- morning, nights, weekends. not a vote of confidence says luke chung. >> it tells me the system isn't fully baked. this system should be able to accommodate as many people that want to get on as possible. >> what i'm going to do is make sure we get it fixed. >> reporter: chung says the administration's goal of making sure the website can support 50,000 users at one time by the end of saturday is not the best way to measure success. >> 50,000 is not a number that is unheard of for websites to support at one time. so i think the challenge is not just the number of users but whether there are still bugs in the system that will prevent the process from running smoothly. >> reporter: late this afternoon a health care official said the site can support close to 50,000 users now and cited other progress, the error rate once 6% less than 1%. the website used to take eight seconds for a page to load. now just milliseconds. >> what do they want to talk to me about? >> re
health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius today blogged that people should shop health care.gov during off-peak hours -- morning, nights, weekends. not a vote of confidence says luke chung. >> it tells me the system isn't fully baked. this system should be able to accommodate as many people that want to get on as possible. >> what i'm going to do is make sure we get it fixed. >> reporter: chung says the administration's goal of making sure the website can support...
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kathleen sebelius says you may be able to use the web site just during off peak hours because of demand. the first test may be weeks away. >> very easy to fix the front end enrollment if you turn off controls in the back end. very clear for multi media reports that the system is still not accurate when it makes payments to the insurance plans. they are doing a work around. they are going to make large lump sum paymentsed 8 mt. have to maugs it viable. there is questions about the security of all of the personal data. >> the security of the site and private information does not mighted even the minimal standards of the private sector. that concerns me. >> the democrats say the republicans are trying to sabotage the rollout of healthcare.gov. this may be part of the strategy. >> thank you, doug. >> tragic new details in the death of fast and furious doug coal walter. investigators determining speed was a factor in the fiery crash that killed the 40-year-old actor. he was riding in his porsche when it crashed into a light poll feet from the charity event they were hosting. co-star tyrese g
kathleen sebelius says you may be able to use the web site just during off peak hours because of demand. the first test may be weeks away. >> very easy to fix the front end enrollment if you turn off controls in the back end. very clear for multi media reports that the system is still not accurate when it makes payments to the insurance plans. they are doing a work around. they are going to make large lump sum paymentsed 8 mt. have to maugs it viable. there is questions about the security...
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kathleen sebelius said the website would run by november 30th. will demchemes call for her resignation if it doesn't run? >> what do the democrats need to do as a public revolt to save their own skin for the next election? >> they are all trying to play it safe. they started to distance themselves from the entire affordable care act. and so again, it is what plays in certain districts. looking at immigration reform. republicans distance themselves when it comes to anti- immigration policy. they will brace themselves and prepare for the worst. >> we'll so what you are doing on subpoena. >> thank you, marjorie and johnathon. >> thank you. >> and now to an amazing story that went viral b in may. a pearl harbor survivors had a dying wishful filled in dra matec fashion. >> bud cloud had one request. >> it was his doing request. >> to so the navy and ship with the same name as the one he served on in parlharbor. >> it was one of the few ships that got out. >> his beloved friends organized the day. she told him in the hospital. >> bud yells. i want disc
kathleen sebelius said the website would run by november 30th. will demchemes call for her resignation if it doesn't run? >> what do the democrats need to do as a public revolt to save their own skin for the next election? >> they are all trying to play it safe. they started to distance themselves from the entire affordable care act. and so again, it is what plays in certain districts. looking at immigration reform. republicans distance themselves when it comes to anti- immigration...
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. >> aids to ahhs secretary kathleen sebelius acknowledged about 20,000 people were able to use the web site to purchase private health insurance in the first month of signups. it will be a significantly different user experience. >> the system will not work perfectly on december 1st but it will better than it did in october. if with he experience extraordinary demand they will not be able to complete the application. >> to avoid crashes they have delayed the on-line enrollment of small businesses for one year. >> james rose inten, live in washington, thanks. >>> as the obama administration does damage control, a group gets a million dollar grant to success enrollment success stories. it is called families usa called the voice of healthcare consumers. the grant given by the robert wood johnson foundation is meant to help the trugroup expand the data base of real people sharing their stories of enrolling in obamacare. >> most of the estimated 425 families have beening waited after a train derailment and chemical smil have been allowed to return home. 3 dozen homes close to the scene rema
. >> aids to ahhs secretary kathleen sebelius acknowledged about 20,000 people were able to use the web site to purchase private health insurance in the first month of signups. it will be a significantly different user experience. >> the system will not work perfectly on december 1st but it will better than it did in october. if with he experience extraordinary demand they will not be able to complete the application. >> to avoid crashes they have delayed the on-line...
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. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius posted shopping tips online reminding people to avoid peak hours saying the website is improving, but still a work in progress. determining how much the website improved after tomorrow could be difficult because the administration only releases enrollment numbers once a month. >>> the family of a d.c. national guardsman whose body was found says the death was an accident. his body was found floating in baltimore on wednesday. his family says he died accidentally after leaving a bar with friends and walking toward his parked car. he was named the d.c. international guard airman of the year. his parents say they will accept the award on his behalf this week. >>> a team of volunteers launching a searching if a missing teen. she was last seen in august at a gas station. the 17-year-old from nelson county told her family she was going to lynchburg the night she disappeared. her car was found in a parking lot three days later. police arrested randy taylor in connection with her disappearance. her cell phone last pinged near his home.
. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius posted shopping tips online reminding people to avoid peak hours saying the website is improving, but still a work in progress. determining how much the website improved after tomorrow could be difficult because the administration only releases enrollment numbers once a month. >>> the family of a d.c. national guardsman whose body was found says the death was an accident. his body was found floating in baltimore on...
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that's something kathleen sebelius did herself. she sat there and picked and choose. we forget that santa claus is a small business owner himself. right now he's trying to decide does he need 49 elves or 51 elves? he, like most american families are trying to decide how much money they're going to be able to spend on their children this year. most families spend five to $600 on their children for christmas. that's what health insurance is expected to increase with this new premium. >> hopefully a lot of parents are getting some great deals this black friday. >> get them while you can. >> to make up for what they're expecting to pay next year. thank you so much. >> thank you. what's thanksgiving without a little turkey, a little football and this? >> to the basket, bend every way you want it to. or not. fixing baskets costs you big. not if off health plan with the new health insurance marketplace. >> the obamacare commercial that was all in the turkey day football viewing. so did you see? we've got more on that coming up. we want you to weigh in. also, imagine a lotter
that's something kathleen sebelius did herself. she sat there and picked and choose. we forget that santa claus is a small business owner himself. right now he's trying to decide does he need 49 elves or 51 elves? he, like most american families are trying to decide how much money they're going to be able to spend on their children this year. most families spend five to $600 on their children for christmas. that's what health insurance is expected to increase with this new premium. >>...
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. >> ope op-ed, december second by kathleen sebelius, you may want to visit healthcare.gov in off peak hours -- of when there is s traffic. >> they did not say they will be doing maintenance from midnight to 4:00 a.m., so when is the off time. >> in many ways the problem with the web site mask bigger problems, 1 you telecan sign on, what do you find? higher prices more narrow networks? >> the average deductible that is amount that you pay up front, before you get into coverage, from health insurance, that deductible runs from $1500 to 4800 according to a recent study. that is a lot higher than many other people have. >> well, you men i should bed before they never defined success. today, the ability to complete appgations on health care. gov, 80% of people can complete apocalypsecasion, a few weeks ago it was 35%, if 20% of the people can't get done what in a want done, is that acceptable in the private sector. >> absolutely not, almost like the traditional joke about different employees, but this is serious. >> i agree with that. what do we have to look forward to now? what should we
. >> ope op-ed, december second by kathleen sebelius, you may want to visit healthcare.gov in off peak hours -- of when there is s traffic. >> they did not say they will be doing maintenance from midnight to 4:00 a.m., so when is the off time. >> in many ways the problem with the web site mask bigger problems, 1 you telecan sign on, what do you find? higher prices more narrow networks? >> the average deductible that is amount that you pay up front, before you get into...
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we should also point out that hhs secretary kathleen sebelius put out a blog, shopping tips for folks. interestingly her first tip is shop healthcare.gov during off-peak hours. still sort of suggesting that healthcare.gov continues to be a work in progress. >> oh, yeah, just anecdotally speaking, jimmy williams on msnbc, i was talking with him on wednesday. he was online tuesday trying to log on and get done. he could not. he took to trying to make phone calls so this is not a unique situation. you have to wonder with what, like 29, 30 hours to go, maybe a little more than that. there's talk about this act they want to use to try to develop that which i guess siphoned some of the users away from the actual website to that app. do you know what the status is on that? >> the administration won't confirm that app but i have spoken to the insurance industry to say they are aware that the administration is looking into that possibility, basically it would allow people to go on the website, figure out their subsidies in an easier, faster fashion and then therefore to enroll in an easier way
we should also point out that hhs secretary kathleen sebelius put out a blog, shopping tips for folks. interestingly her first tip is shop healthcare.gov during off-peak hours. still sort of suggesting that healthcare.gov continues to be a work in progress. >> oh, yeah, just anecdotally speaking, jimmy williams on msnbc, i was talking with him on wednesday. he was online tuesday trying to log on and get done. he could not. he took to trying to make phone calls so this is not a unique...
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what are you doing, kathleen sebelius? they're saying, we're going to change it not by law, 'cause we've lost in the law. we've lost in the federal courts. by regulation. we're going to demand that there can't be compensation for people who give bone marrow through blood, just like you donate blood, just like you donate platelets. painless. not a big procedure. and certainly they showed the federal court that bone marrow is not an organ like the kidneys. but they want to decide whether you get bone marrow or your family gets bone marrow or not as 1,000 people die each year. >> it's obvious the problem. how is the federal government thinking people will get rich on this? >> they're saying, well, they're going to profiteer over it somehow and it should be a matter of philanthropy, that someone gives it to you. philanthropy has not worked in this environment. if people could be compensated with scholarships or enhancements in some way to say you helped me out, you can save a man or woman, people can speak out on this particul
what are you doing, kathleen sebelius? they're saying, we're going to change it not by law, 'cause we've lost in the law. we've lost in the federal courts. by regulation. we're going to demand that there can't be compensation for people who give bone marrow through blood, just like you donate blood, just like you donate platelets. painless. not a big procedure. and certainly they showed the federal court that bone marrow is not an organ like the kidneys. but they want to decide whether you get...
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please welcome the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is my great clays are to spend -- pleasure to spend time with you today as we mark another world aids day. i want to start by inking my colleague, secretary of state john kerry, for not only his leadership during his years in the senate, but his continuing focus on these issues that are so meaningful to the health and prosperity of people around the world. he has done a terrific job and is a wonderful partner. as he said, the effort is really a partnership. ourre pleased to join partners under the umbrella of the state department with the leadership of the acting global aids coordinator. they're doing a terrific job. also, providing a variety of hhs assets through dr. frieden and the terrific work of cdc and countries around the world, who are delivering this life-saving care. it is an amazing effort underway. we also have a number of critical health leaders here. and others who are helping to lead be domestic initiative. from -- who is part of the eff
please welcome the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is my great clays are to spend -- pleasure to spend time with you today as we mark another world aids day. i want to start by inking my colleague, secretary of state john kerry, for not only his leadership during his years in the senate, but his continuing focus on these issues that are so meaningful to the health and prosperity of people around the world. he has done a terrific...
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if i were in his shoes, i would say can you get kathleen sebelius on the phone for me? >> you can imagine that this is the kind of post mortem that's going to be happening for years about how this health care site was constructed so poorly. first there was a long list of federal contractors, many of which had no particular expertise in creating systems exactly like this one. we have to remember that in public systems, for systems response sorried by the government, this is unprecedented so really this is expertise that can be found in the private sector, in consumer driven companies that are used to interfacing with the public. those are the ones who really have the expertise here. a and the administration didn't rely on many of them to help out. they seem to be relying on them a little bit now to triage the site or provide alternatives for the public. >> in five days when the deadline for november 30th arrives and the website probably is not working the way the website would like it to or the way that many consumers need it to. at that point does president obama gave t
if i were in his shoes, i would say can you get kathleen sebelius on the phone for me? >> you can imagine that this is the kind of post mortem that's going to be happening for years about how this health care site was constructed so poorly. first there was a long list of federal contractors, many of which had no particular expertise in creating systems exactly like this one. we have to remember that in public systems, for systems response sorried by the government, this is unprecedented...
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here's what kathleen sebelius and others have said about it over the years? >> i happen to be a proponent of single payer health care. we may not get there immediately. >> i'm all for a single payer system. what we have to do is work with what we've got to close the gap. >> obama care is a step in the right direction and we're far from having something that's going to work. >> myself would have preferred single payer or public option. but this was a compromise. >> is that the end game all along? bob, wasn't it their goal to get single payer as a part of obama care. there wasn't enough democratic votes when they were trying to push it through. they wanted a public option to be able to compete in the insurance marketplace and the insurance industry went crazy and they dropped it because of that. that had always been something that a lot of us wanted and when the democrats took over both the house and the senate and the white house there was still hope you could push that through and then it became clear the insurance companies weren't going to allow that so the
here's what kathleen sebelius and others have said about it over the years? >> i happen to be a proponent of single payer health care. we may not get there immediately. >> i'm all for a single payer system. what we have to do is work with what we've got to close the gap. >> obama care is a step in the right direction and we're far from having something that's going to work. >> myself would have preferred single payer or public option. but this was a compromise. >>...
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. >> reporter: health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius is hoping for success. she posted shopping tips online reminding people to avoid peak hours. it's still a definite work in progress. the administration says it will have the site working for most people by the end of tomorrow. they are asking people to wait until december 1st to try to log in. just after this happens, it's going to be initially difficult to determine the progress we have seen because they only release enrollment numb biers once a month. i'm danielle lee, nbc news. >>> let's look at the chilly evening. the temperatures expected to drop below freezing. >> we have team coverage with meteorologist veronica johnson here and chief meteorologist doug kammerer. doug, let's start with you. did santa show up yet? >> reporter: he showed up. he blamed it on the weather. we had a discussioneverything is fine. he came in and as you can see, the tree has been lit here. we had close to 5,000 people here watching the tree lighting. everybody on the other side, we are listening to the christmas carols that c
. >> reporter: health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius is hoping for success. she posted shopping tips online reminding people to avoid peak hours. it's still a definite work in progress. the administration says it will have the site working for most people by the end of tomorrow. they are asking people to wait until december 1st to try to log in. just after this happens, it's going to be initially difficult to determine the progress we have seen because they only release...